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Teen Who Murdered Out of Jealousy Killed in Exercise Yard of Northern California Prison
Loaded on March 7, 2022
by Jo Ellen Nott
Filed under:
Failure to Protect (General),
Excessive Force,
Juvenile Offenses/Offenders.
Location:
California.
By Jo Ellen Nott
Nineteen-year-old Michael Hastey, sentenced in June 2021 to life with possibility of parole for murdering a romantic rival two years before in Trinity County, was killed by two other prisoners at the High Desert State Prison (HDSP) in Northern California on February 18, 2022.
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